Disclaimer | Privacy Policy

Disclaimer

Sivia Law makes available the information and materials in this site and all other electronic media for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create an attorney-client relationship between us. Your communication with us through this Web site will not be considered as privileged or confidential.

Please note that non-Sivia Law sites linked to this Web page are not under our control. We make no claims concerning the quality, safety or suitability of the content of those sites. Nor does the fact that Sivia Law has included a link serve as our endorsement of any site. Sivia Law is providing this site, related electronic media and other information only as a convenience for you.

This Web site is not intended to be advertising. Sivia Law does not wish to represent anyone based upon viewing this Web site in a jurisdiction where this Web site fails to comply with all laws and ethical rules of that jurisdiction. Materials on this Web site may only be reproduced in their entirety (without modification) for the individual reader’s personal or educational use and must include this notice. To the extent the State Bar Rules in an individual reader’s jurisdiction require Sivia Law to designate a principal office or a single attorney responsible for this Web site, Sivia Law designates Edwardsville, Illinois, USA as its principal office and Todd Sivia as the attorney responsible for this Web site.

Privacy Notice

Sivia Law is committed to respecting the privacy rights of users of SIVIA LAW’s website at www.sivialaw.com (the “Website”). SIVIA LAW created this Privacy Policy to give you or your company (in either case, “You” or “Your”) confidence as You visit and use the Website, and to demonstrate its commitment to fair information practices and to the protection of privacy.

This Privacy Policy is only applicable to the Website and not to any websites of third parties (“Third-Party Websites”), that may have data collection, storage and use practices and policies that differ materially from this Privacy Policy. For additional information, see the section concerning Third-Party Websites, below.

BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO THE TERMS OF, THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE WEBSITE.

Each time You use the Website, the then-current version of this Privacy Policy will apply. Accordingly, each time You use the Website You should check the date of this Privacy Policy (which appears at the end) and review any changes since the last time You used the Website. For additional information, see the section concerning Updates and Changes to Privacy Policy, below.

Children’s Privacy

SIVIA LAW does not solicit or knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If SIVIA LAW obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personally identifiable information from a child under the age of 13, SIVIA LAW will immediately delete such information from its database. Because SIVIA LAW does not collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13, SIVIA LAW has no such information to use or disclose to third parties. SIVIA LAW has designed this Privacy Policy in order to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

(b) Cookies. A “Cookie” is a string of information that a website stores on a user’s computer, and that the user’s browser provides to the website each time the user submits a query to the website. The purpose of a Cookie is to identify the user as a unique user of the Website. SIVIA LAW uses Cookies to customize Your experience on the Website to Your interests, to ensure that You do not see the same advertisements or informational messages repeatedly, and to store Your password so You do not have to re-enter it each time You visit the Website. For additional information on SIVIA LAW’s uses of Cookies, see the section concerning Information Use and Disclosure Practices/Traffic Data and Information Gathered Using Cookies, below.

(c) Personal Information. In order for You to use certain Services, You will be asked to provide SIVIA LAW certain information that personally identifies You (“Personal Information”). Personal Information includes, without limitation: (1) “Contact Data” (such as Your name, phone number, fax number, mailing address and e-mail address); (2) “Financial Data” (such as Your credit/debit card number and expiration date); (3) “Business Data” (such as the name of your corporation or limited liability company (LLC), the name and address of your corporation or LLC’s registered agent, the name and address of the directors and officers of your corporation or members or managers of your LLC, and the name of your trademark and the goods and/or services provided under such trademark); and (4) Demographic Data” (such as Your gender and zip code). In each case, You will be asked to provide Personal Information; the Website will not gather it surreptitiously. SIVIA LAW may supplement the Personal Information You provide with additional Personal Information gathered from public sources or from third-parties (e.g., consumer reporting agencies) who may lawfully provide such information to SIVIA LAW . You are under no obligation to provide Personal Information, with the caveat that Your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain of the Services.

Information Use and Disclosure Practices

(a) Traffic Data and Information Gathered Using Cookies. SIVIA LAW analyzes Traffic Data and information gathered using Cookies to help SIVIA LAW better understand who is using the Website and how they are using it. By identifying patterns and trends in usage, SIVIA LAW is able to better design the Website to improve Your experience, and to serve You more relevant and interesting content and advertisements. From time to time, SIVIA LAW may release Traffic Data and information gathered using Cookies in the aggregate, such as by publishing a report on trends in the usage of the Website. SIVIA LAW does not attempt to link information gathered using Cookies to Personal Information.

(b) Personal Information

(i) Generally. SIVIA LAW uses Your Contact Data to send You information about SIVIA LAW and SIVIA LAW’s products and services, and to contact You when necessary in connection with the Services. SIVIA LAW uses Your Financial Data to verify Your qualifications for certain Services and, when necessary, to bill You. SIVIA LAW uses Your Business Information to file corporate documents. SIVIA LAW uses Your Demographic Data to customize and tailor Your experience on the Website. As with Traffic Data and information gathered using Cookies, from time to time SIVIA LAW may release Demographic Data in the aggregate, such as by publishing a report on trends in the usage of the Website.

(ii) Disclosure Practices. Except under the following circumstances, SIVIA LAW will keep Your Personal Information private, and will not share it with third parties.

Disclosure to Governmental Agencies. SIVIA LAW provides, among other services, corporate filing services (collectively, “Corporate Services”), which require the filing of official documents with certain federal, state or county agencies (e.g. state offices of the secretary of the state) (collectively, “Governmental Agencies”). In order to prepare and file such official documents, certain Personal Information provided by You must be disclosed to the appropriate Governmental Agency. If You have requested Corporate Services, you hereby acknowledge and agree that SIVIA LAW will disclose certain of Your Personal Information to the appropriate Governmental Agency. You further acknowledge and understand that information received by Governmental Agencies may become public record and subject to inspection and copying by the public. SIVIA LAW IS NOT RESPONSIBLE AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE, SUBSEQUENT USE AND CONTINUED PROTECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO, VIEWED, OR DOWNLOADED BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.

Disclosure in Connection with Services. SIVIA LAW discloses Personal Information to those who help it provide services, including those who perform technical, administrative and data processing tasks such as hosting, billing, fulfillment, and data storage and security.

By Law or to Protect Rights. SIVIA LAW discloses Personal Information when required to do so by law, or in response to a subpoena or court order, or when SIVIA LAW believes in its sole discretion that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of SIVIA LAW , third parties or the public at large.

Business Transfers; Bankruptcy. SIVIA LAW reserves the right to transfer all Personal Information in its possession to a successor organization in the event of a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy or other sale of all or a portion of SIVIA LAW ’ assets. Other than to the extent ordered by a bankruptcy or other court, the use and disclosure of all transferred Personal Information will be subject to this Privacy Policy, or to a new privacy policy if You are given notice of that new privacy policy and an opportunity to affirmatively opt-out of it. Personal Information submitted or collected after a transfer, however, may be subject to a new privacy policy adopted by SIVIA LAW ’ successor organization.

Unpaid Accounts. If You fail to pay any balance owed in consideration of services, SIVIA LAW may, as permitted by law, report Your Personal Information, including without limitation Your unpaid balance, to consumer credit reporting services, collection agencies and others.

Consent to Receive Email from SIVIA LAW. By registering with the Website or purchasing a Service from SIVIA LAW, you thereby consent to receive periodic email communications regarding the services. As part of registration, You may also elect to receive periodic email communications regarding special offers and other promotions (collectively, “Special Offers”). You may opt-out of receiving Special Offers at any time by (a) following the unsubscribe instructions contained in each Special Offer; or (b) sending an email to admin@keytlaw.com.

Security of Personal Information. SIVIA LAW has implemented and maintains reasonable security procedures and practices to protect against the unauthorized access, use, modification, destruction or disclosure of Your Personal Information.

Lost or Stolen Information. You must promptly notify us if Your credit, bank, other financial institution information, user name or password is lost, stolen or used without permission. In such and event, we will remove that credit card number, bank account information, other financial institution information, user name or password from Your account and updated our records accordingly.

User Ability to Access, Update, and Correct Personal Information. SIVIA LAW wants Your Personal Information to be complete and accurate. As stated in the

[Website Terms of Use], by using the Website, You represent and warrant that all information You provide on any registration form or otherwise in connection with Your use of the Website and Services will be complete and accurate, and that You will update that information as necessary to maintain its completeness and accuracy. To confirm the completeness and accuracy of, or make changes to, Your Personal Information, visit Your personal profile. Through Your personal profile You may review and update You Personal Information that we have already collected.

Third-Party Websites. A Third Party Website is a website not located on www.sivialaw.com or any URL thereunder. SIVIA LAW neither owns nor controls Third-Party Websites. Accordingly, Third-Party Websites are under no obligation to comply with this Privacy Policy except with respect to Personal Information provided directly to them by SIVIA LAW . Before visiting or providing Personal Information to a Third-Party Website, You should inform Yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of that Third-Party Website, and should take those steps necessary to, in Your discretion, protect Your privacy.

Promotional Activities.From time to time, SIVIA LAW may conduct contests, giveaways and other promotions (collectively, “Promotional Activities”). Any information submitted in connection with Promotional Activities will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. From time to time, SIVIA LAW may also ask You to participate in surveys designed to help SIVIA LAW improve the Websites or Services. Any Personal Information provided to SIVIA LAW in connection with any survey will be used only in relation to that survey, and will be disclosed to third parties not bound by this Privacy Policy only in aggregated form.

Updates and Changes to Privacy Policy. Although most changes are likely to be minor, SIVIA LAW reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, update, change or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such update, change or modification on this page. Any such addition, update, change or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Website. Each time You use the Website, the then-current version of this Privacy Policy will apply. Accordingly, each time You use the Website You should check the date of this Privacy Policy (which appears at the end) and review any changes since the last time You used the Website. Unless SIVIA LAW obtains Your express consent, any revised Privacy Policy will apply only to information collected after the effective date of such revised Privacy Policy, and not to information collected under any earlier Privacy Policy.

Effective Date: February 21, 2018

About Sivia

In 2006, Todd Sivia had a big idea. He wanted to build a law practice that could provide far more than expert legal counsel. He wanted to offer his clients a full spectrum of services that would assist them in planning for all of life’s adventures. We call it 360° Thinking. Sivia Business & Legal Services, P.C. goes beyond the scope of a traditional legal firm. We offer personalized solutions for you, your family and your business. We want to understand your plans for the future.